Rowridge is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is the location of the Rowridge transmitting station, a 149.6 metres (491 ft) tall guyed transmitting mast. It is in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke.[1]
Name
The name means ‘the rough ridge‘, from Old English rūh (dative case rūwan) and hrycg.
1227: Ruwerigge
~1241: Rurigge
1251: Roweruge
1335: Rogherigge
1431: Rowrigge[2]
See also
References
- ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas. “ISLE OF WIGHT: Unitary Authority, United Kingdom, Population”. City Population.
- ^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
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